Publishing Has Changed My Life!
Friends! — because we are still friends, even though I am now a rich and famous person — This year I published a book. What did you do? *wink* Okay, […]
Dreaming
In Search of a Left Brain
Frits – www.hikingartist.com My storage room is a swirling vortex of doom. As is my closet. And my office. And my office closet. My kids' […]
Contracting Fall-itis. It’s the Pencil’s Fault.
I need someone to tell me what it is about pencils and pens and protractors and spiral notebooks and cute little locker magnets, and glue […]
The Heady (or Headless) Days of Summer
Okay, so first of all I forgot it was Friday and I was totally planning out how I was going to write this post this […]
My Secret Superhero Identity. STAND BACK.
Right. So, I'm totally superhero-ized and it's not even summer yet. I was John Carter'ed a week ago. And now I've been Avenger'ed. Avenged. […]
Harry Potter Makes Me Crabby
When JK Rowling (whose name, by the way, is mightily close to mine. My maiden name, at least. Look: Joanne K. Rowling / Janiel Rowley. See? And […]
I Never Knew Books Could Do That
“I never knew books could do that.” “Do what?” “Take me away from this place and make me forget.” It’s intermission for “Beauty and the […]
When I Become President of the Universe . . .
— There will be no hormones. None. Zero. Zip. Especially not in teenagers. Or pre-teens. Or post teens. And most especially not in pre-menopausal writer-blogger-moms. […]
Mustang, Dang. Minivan? What Minivan?
I drive a M.A.V. (Mommy Assault Vehicle–a.k.a., Minivan.) I have driven one since my second child was born. Yesterday I drove a Mustang convertible. I […]
Crazypants Man LIVES!
He arrived alive, my people! My husband ran 100 miles across the Rockies, acquired 27,000 feet of altitude increase, ran straight through the night, only […]